I was late to an interview, what are the chances of me getting the job?

it was the third interview I had with this company, 1 on the phone, and 2 face to face. I was 20 minutes late to the last one (arrived 10 mins early for the first one) because London Underground decided to stop the Hammersmith line.

I spent 30 mins speaking with the interviewer nevertheless.

It has been 2 weeks since then, and I havent received a reply. I sent an email to the company mentioning who interviewed me, and telling them I enjoyed the conversation, and that I am very enthusiastic about the work they do there.

What are the chances of me getting this job?

I was late to an interview, what are the chances of me getting the job?opera house

Don't loose faith. Yes punctuality is important, especially at interviews where the expectation is that you're putting your best forward. However, being on time will never outweigh great qualifications, experience and professionalism. Interviewers might get annoyed but this will more likely result in a tougher interview rather than getting black-listed. So the fact that you still had a 30min conversation is a good sign as is that this was also your 3rd interview. Clearly the company sees something in you that they like, otherwise they wouldn't kept pursing this.

You mentioned emailing the company, I'd suggest directly emailing the people that interviewed you (if you got their contact info). Mention how much you enjoyed speaking to them and that you are available to answer any additional questions they might have. If you didn't justify your tardiness to the 3rd interviewer, do it offhandedly in your email. Also keep checking with the company, I'd say once every two weeks, just to see how they're progressing. You could have been one of the first people they spoke to and they still had other candidates to go through or maybe the key decision makers are out of the office, who knows, the reasons might be countless as to why it's taking them 2 weeks. You'll drive yourself crazy trying to figure it out. If this is a good professional company they'll be open with you and let you know the status of your application. Best of luck to you!

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